Dafu Surname
Approximately 564 people bear this surname
Dafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 277 | 1:191,125 | 16,438 |
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
| Kenya | 95 | 1:486,104 | 25,105 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Dafu (985) may also be a first name.
Dafu Demographics
Average Dafu Salary in
United States
$56,100 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dafu (Hindi: दाफू) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dafu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 562,135th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. Dafu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Dafu live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Dafu is also the 256,678th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 985 people.
The surname Dafu is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 191,125. In Tanzania Dafu is most common in: Geita Region, where 58 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 39 percent live and Manyara Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 17 percent live.
Dafu Last Name Statistics demography
Dafu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.01% more than the national average, earning $56,100 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daifu | 89 | 563 | / |
| Daffu | 89 | 202 | / |
| Dafou | 89 | 115 | / |
| Dafut | 89 | 53 | / |
| Dafus | 89 | 23 | / |
| Dafup | 89 | 22 | / |
| Dafeu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Dapfu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Dafuh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Dhafu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Dafau | 89 | 2 | / |
| Dafui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Deafu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dafud | 89 | 1 | / |
| Daffou | 80 | 182 | / |
| Dafous | 80 | 109 | / |
| Dafouz | 80 | 26 | / |
| Dafaut | 80 | 13 | / |
| Dhaifu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Dayfuy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Daifou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Daffau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Da'afu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daïfou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daufou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dafouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dafauh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daffus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daffui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dofu | 75 | 173 | / |
| Defu | 75 | 149 | / |
| Daufouy | 73 | 107 | / |
| Daffaut | 73 | 26 | / |
| Daffaud | 73 | 11 | / |
| Daafous | 73 | 9 | / |
| Daafouz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Daffous | 73 | 5 | / |
| Daufaud | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dafouss | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dafault | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dahfous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daffouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deafult | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deafouz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dafoe | 67 | 2,596 | / |
| Defeu | 67 | 239 | / |
| Defau | 67 | 61 | / |
| Daphu | 67 | 59 | / |
| Dhefu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Dofou | 67 | 41 | / |
| Deffu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dofeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dafoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Defuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Depfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Däfau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dauffaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Devfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dofus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doufu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deefu | 67 | 1 | / |
Dafu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dafu in the Hindi language | ||
| दाफू | daphu | 83.33 |
| डाफू | daphu | 11.11 |
| दाफु | daphu | 5.56 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dafu
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